Man pleads not guilty in baseball bat beating

STEVENS POINT – A man accused of nearly killing a woman with a baseball bat pleaded not guilty in Portage County Court Monday.

Jason Hyatt, 34, of Plover faces charges of first-degree attempted homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, intimidating a victim through the use of force, aggravated battery, false imprisonment and bail jumping. Prosecutors say he beat a woman with a baseball bat to the point where she needed to stick her head in a dryer to protect it.

Attorneys will meet in a pre-trial conference on Oct. 9.

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